One of the biggest Indian Film Festivals outside of India, the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne, has just announced its nominations for its annual awards ceremony. Each year the festival has had the privilege of some of the biggest Australian film talents on the jury panel. 2019 will see an impressive array of new jury members added to the festival with returning names including Jill Bilcock who is an Academy Award Winning editor of films like Moulin Rouge, Romeo and Juliet and Elizabeth.

Joining her for the first time on the IFFM Jury will be the legendary filmmaker and screenwriter, Fred Schepisi who is an iconic name in the global film industry and a veteran whose work includes the cult classic Will Smith-starrer, Six Degrees of Separation. Other noteworthy jury members are actress Victoria Hill known for her work in films like Macbeth, First Reformed and The Chaperone and Vince Colosimo who is an AFI award-winning actor.